Needle-case.



A. F. BRABANT.

NEEDLE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.17, 1913.

1,106,773. Patented Aug. 11,1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFltilih AUGUSTUS F. BRABANT, OF YONKERS, YORK.

NEEDLE-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgntgfl A 0; 11, 1914. Applicationfiled October 17, 1913.

Serial No. 795,689.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS F. BRABANT, a citizen of the United States,residing at- Yonkers, in the county of VVestchester and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Needle-Cases, of which the following is a specification. I

In needle books or cases, as heretofore constructed, considerabledifficulty has been encountered because of the factthat moisture has hadaccess to the needles, causing the same to rust. To some extent, thishas been occasioned by the fact that the needles are ordinarily placedin their holders before the holders are secured in place in the book orcase, and as these holders are secured by paste or glue, which remainsmoist for some time, this moisture is apt to rust the needles. Moreoverany temporary protectors which have been employed, easily becomedisplaced,

so that the needles are without adequate protection from the moisture inthe atmosphere.

The primary object of the present invention is to overcome the abovedifliculty by )roviding a pocket or holding means which entirely coversthe needles, and will thus not only protect them during the manufactureor assembling of the cases in which the pockets are placed, but willalso afterward afford'protection from moisture.

A. further and important object is to provide a pocket of thischaracter, which is inexpensive, so that there will be no materialaddition to the cost of the book or case as a whole.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of aneedle case or book having the improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectional viewdiagrammatic in its character, illustrating the structure of the pocketmember. Fig. 3 is a similar view on an enlarged scale, with theneedle-holding element removed. Fig. 4 is a corresponding view of saidneedle-holding element. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of one leaf ofthe case showing the manner of securing the pocket in place. Fig. 6 is adetail sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated, the book or case comprises a pair ofcovers or outer leaves 7 hinged together, as illustrated at 8, one ofthese covers or leaves having on its inner side, a holding strip 9 forneedles of a comparatively large size, as will be readily understood.Secured to the other leaf or cover, is the novel pocket. As shown moreparticularly in Figs. 2 and 3, the body of the pocket is constructed ofa single sheet of material, preferably heavy paper. This sheet isdoubled to form a front wall 10 havingtwo plies 11 and 12 that areintegrally joined at their upper ends. Extending from the lower edge ofthe outer ply 11, is an attaching flap 13, which as illustrated in Fig.5, is secured between the outer facing sheet 1% and the lining 15 of thecover or leaf 7, being held by glue, paste or other suitable material.

Extending from the lower edge of the in ner ply 12 is the back wall 16of the pocket, which wall is materially wider than the front wall 10,extending above the same, as illustrated, and having on its upper freeedge a forwardly overhanging cover flap 1? that bridges the spacebetween the upper edge of the rear wall 16 and the corresponding edge ofthe front wall 10. Thefront wall 0 and rear wall 16 are connected attheir ends by flaps 10 as illustrated in Fig. 6. For the purpose ofmaintaining the needles in this pocket, a strip of paper 18 is doubledupon itself and then re-doubled to form a pair of front attaching flaps19 that are preferably secured by adhesive material to the inner ply ofthe front wall 10. This leaves a free flap 20 to which is fastened, byglue, paste or the like, a strip 21. of cloth that is doubled over theupper edge of the said flap 20. Into this cloth are inserted theneedles, shown at 22, which needles project from the pocket, as will beevident, and will be covered by the flap 17 With this structure, it willbe noted that a pocket is formed, which is hinged to the outer portionof one of the leaves, and will securely hold the needles in place, yetis provided with a permanent protecting flap and rear wall that will, toa material degree, prevent the access of moisture to the needles. At thesame time, the said needles are entirely accessible, and it is onlynecessary to raise this flap 17, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation andmany advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art, without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minordetails of construction, may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A needle-holding case, comprising folding covers, a needle pockethingedly connected to one of the covers, means with in the pocket forholding the needles therein in projecting relation, said ocket having arear wall that extends behind the projecting portions of the needles,and a cover flap carried by the rear wall and arranged to fold over theprojecting portions of the needles.

2. A needle-holding case, comprising folding covers, a needle pockethingedly connected to the outer portion of one of the covers andarranged to lie flat against the inner face of the same and between saidcovers, means within the pocket for holding the needles therein inprojecting relation, said pocket having a rear wall that extends behindthe projecting portions of the needles, and a cover flap carried by theouter edge of the rearwall and arranged to fold over the projectingportions of the needles, with its free end adjacent to the front wall ofthe pocket.

3.'In a needle-holding book, a needleholding pocket comprising a pieceof sheet material doubled to form front and rear walls, the rear wallbeing wider than the front wall and having a forwardly folded protectiveflap that extends across the space between the outer edge of the rearwall and the corresponding edge of the front wall, the front wall havingan attaching tab extending beyond the pocket at its lower edge.

4. In a needle-holding book, a needleholding pocket comprising a singlesheet of material that is doubled to form a front wall of double ply, anattaching flap car-- ried by the lower edge of the outer ply, a rearwall connected to the lower edge of the inner ply and wider than thefront wall, and a protecting coverflap carried walls. and comprising aloose flap disposed in the pocket.

6. In a needle-holding book, a needle-holding pocket formed from singlesheet folded to form a front wall of double ply, one of the end marginsof the sheet projecting bef yond said'front wall and forming anattaching flap that is carried by the outer ply thereof, a rear wallconnected with the inner ply and wider than the sald" front wall, and aprotecting flap formed from the other end of the sheet and carried bythe outer edge of the rear .wall, said flap covQ ermg the spacebetweensmd outer edge and the" corresponding edge of the front wall. i.7

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUSTUS F. BRABANT. Witnesses: 1 V i MARY H. Lnwrs,

FRANKYJ. KENT.

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Washington, D G."

